The Circus

1

The Outsiders

The campaigns of three "outsiders" - Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump - are given behind-the-scenes attention o…

2

Prisoner's Dilemma

The second episode follows Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Chris Christie, former Gov. Jeb Bush and Gov. John Kasich as they prep…

3

Tension City

This episode follows the angst and drama leading up to the Iowa caucuses, with a showdown brewing between Democrats Bern…

4

The Big Mo

The fourth episode goes inside the Iowa fallout and the momentum leading into New Hampshire's primary. Who¿s got it? Who…

5

The Winnowing

From the electric jolt of New Hampshire to the hard truths coming up in South Carolina and Nevada. Trump tastes victory,…

6

Fear and Loathing

As the campaigns head towards the final stretch leading to Nevada and South Carolina, there's growing anxiety among both…

7

Confidence Game

With the field narrowed down to The Big Five, the campaigns spread their game across the country and play to their stren…

8

The Reckoning

With big wins for the frontrunners on Super Tuesday the rest of candidates are reckoning with the results. But the bigge…

9

Dead or Alive

It's make or break time for Rubio, Kasich and Sanders. As the candidates pin their hopes on Florida and Ohio, can they g…

10

High Hopes

While Rubio gets trumped in Florida, the rest of the candidates remain cautiously optimistic. But are high hopes what th…

11

Home And Abroad

Foreign policy comes to the fore as the political climate grows fiery in the wake of the attacks in Brussels. As Trump a…

12

On Wisconsin

Ahead of a Wisconsin showdown the candidates crisscross the state in pursuit of competing agendas. Can Kasich, Cruz or S…

13

Circus Recap

From the early primary battles to the Super Tuesday showdown and beyond, pull back the curtain on the 2016 presidential …

14

Game On

While the nation celebrates July 4th, Trump and Clinton engage in their own fireworks. With the reemergence of Clinton's…

15

Veepstakes

No president is complete without a veep. As Trump auditions Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Newt Gingrich and Clinton con…

16

The Trump Show

The political circus goes into overdrive as Trump is crowned the Republican nominee - and Melania, controversially, spea…

17

In the Arena

The jeers and boos of Sanders diehards ring out in Philadelphia, before the Democrats at last make Hillary a historic no…

18

Closing the Gap

With ten weeks to go until the election the Trump campaign finds itself running from behind. As members of his party sta…

19

Fit to Serve

As Clinton's pneumonia and scrutiny about Trump's medical records comes to the forefront, their fitness to lead is quest…

20

Battleground

As Clinton and Trump prepare for their first debate, their campaigns target the swing states with an eye on Florida.

21

The Newsrooms

Preparations for the debate; the candidates cede the spotlight to those who cover the political news.

22

Tale of the Tape

The fallout from the second debate and the current scandal surrounding a recently publicized audio tape.

23

From Russia With Love

Clinton faces the scandal of her highly sensitive, private emails being made public on WikiLeaks, amid claims of foreign…

24

His Word as Biden

With only two weeks until election day, Clinton bets on the one man who has the potential to swing those states still up…

25

Nobody F... Knows

Polls predict the differing outcomes; both campaigns make a case in "far-fetched battlegrounds"; to most, the race is ei…

26

President Trump

In a special hour-long episode of the real-time documentary series, Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon go b…